Durach
Durach | |
|---|---|
 Heilig Geist church (Holy Spirit church) | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Durach
within Oberallgäu district | |
 Interactive map of Durach | |
  Location within Germany  Location within Bavaria | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′N 10°20′E / 47.700°N 10.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Oberallgäu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Gerhard Hock[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.72 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 714 m (2,343 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,924 |
| • Density | 334.2/km2 (865.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 87471 |
| Dialling codes | 0831 |
| Vehicle registration | OA |
| Website | www.durach-allgaeu.de |
Durach (German pronunciation: [ˈduːʁax]) is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.
The village came into international media attention in August 2008 when a light aircraft hit power lines in its vicinity and the pilot and passenger, who had survived inside the plane dangling on high-tension power cables, were rescued in front of cameras.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Hannelore Siegel (1941-2016), member of the Bavarian Senate.[4]
Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025;] (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
- ↑ "Plane hits power lines". BBC News. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ↑ "Bavariathek Bayern: Siegel geb. Suppmayr Hannelore". www.bavariathek.bayern. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
External links
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Media related to Durach at Wikimedia Commons
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